Animal

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“Kara we may have a problem.”

She pulled the keys from her pocket and let herself out of the hatch cell, locking it behind her as Roland scratched his head nervously.

“If my father is trying to meddle in my affairs I’ll deal with it later.”

Roland shook his head.

“It’s not that, three more just came through the portal on their own. They seem nervous but they’re not violent. I ordered the handlers to detain them. If this keeps up we may have to close the portal.”

Kara stared at him a moment before taking hold of the nearest frantic handler.

“I want you to gather all of them and take them to the nearest empty observation room. I want all of them together, and I don’t want anyone in the room with them. Understand?”

Roland looked at her questioningly as the handler squirmed under her grip.

“How are we going to move the aggressive ones?”

She sighed and stalked down the hall to the camera room. She hit a small round button and watched a light gas pour into the chamber with Gallet and Dallon. They would be asleep in minutes.

“I suggest you hurry before they wake up.”

She stalked away and headed towards the elevator, Roland in tow.

“That was a bit harsh don’t you think?”

She gave him a soft side glance.

“There’s something going on with the portal, I think they know what’s happening and I want to know what’s on the other side. There’s a lot we can learn from them and I want to see their interactions when they’re together.”

Roland gently touched her arm trying to pull her out of her thoughts.

“I think you should take a break, go see the doctors and tell them what’s happened up to this point.”

She pulled her arm away from his fingers, giving him a cold gaze.

“I think you should worry about the portal and not about me. You’re right, if things continue like this we’ll have to shut it down. I’d like to avoid that if I can.”

Roland sighed heavily and ran his fingers through his short blond hair.

“I wonder why so many are coming through on their own. I didn’t think it was possible. And why now? Why hasn’t this ever happened before?”

The doors slid open to the lowest level of the building, the observation floor. There were no windows to escape from and only the single elevator in and out. It was a high security area made for just the kind of experiment she wanted to conduct. Two steel double doors were standing open to her right as handlers moved about in the large room. It resembled a gymnasium but lacked bleachers and basketball hoops. Kara walked inside as several handlers stopped to stare at her, waiting for orders.

“I want two makeshift latrines set up in the two far corners of the room. I need six mattresses laid out in another corner pressed together and I want clothes for them to explore and try out.”

The handlers scattered in several different directions to carry out her requests, Roland stared at her, concern across his face.

“What are you planning?”

She sighed and took his hand reassuringly.

“If I can get them to cooperate I can find out so much about the portal. But I have a feeling that when he and I meet again he won’t let me return to humanity. If I want in, I have to make it convincing, which means accepting my position in his pack whole heartedly. I’m sorry Roland, I’ll be sure to keep close to you and report everything to you when I can, but I have to do this, it’s the only option I have.”

He shook his head at her.

“Please, just go talk to the doctors first, get checked out before hand, for me?”

She sighed and scratched the back of her head.

“I’ll go shower and get a quick check over, watch them closely and report anything unusual to me when I get back.”

Roland let out a sigh of relief as she turned and left, taking the elevator back to floor 13 for a shower.

Roland stood at the observatory window, watching as the two dominant males slowly woke from the sleeping gas. The others were interacting with each other cautiously. One male was very tall and lanky, even more so than the other males but appeared to have a low rank. He lowered himself submissively to the others, as the second male with short blonde hair tried to assert himself. The dark haired dominant male put him in his place curtly while the female moved about stiffly. She was smaller framed and slender, but when the golden eyed dominant male approached her she stiffened and held herself alert, however her behavior went ignored for the most part. Roland decided she was probably younger, maybe even adolescent compared to the others which is why her behavior went without check. Roland pulled up a chair and sat, pinching the bridge of his nose as a small headache tried to take over. Kara was going to be the death of him, she always did what she wanted but lately she had been unruly. Her most recent behavior worried him the most, especially after being exposed to the new specimens. He opened his eyes and gazed down at the creatures. The tall dark haired dominant male stared up at him, his grey eyes unwavering as a small smile pulled his lips. The young female was at his side trying desperately to get his attention; she rubbed against his side and nuzzled under his chin, even going as far as licking his cheek. She earned a fair shove as a response but his gaze never left Roland.

Kara sighed as she stepped out of the steamy bathroom; it felt good to have a shower and some clean clothes on. She wore a loose black wife beater shirt and a pair of jean kapris; she pulled her hair back into a tight ponytail and marched for the doctor’s office. She didn’t want to be gone from her pack long; it could have effects if she wasn’t present for the establishment of dominance. But then again, if she wasn’t present Dallon would be sure she wasn’t harmed. Or as least she hoped so by his earlier displays. She turned into the doctor’s office to find Marie behind the worn down desk. The woman smiled at her and stood.

“Roland called ahead for you, just a little look over right?”

She nodded.

“Quickly if you could please, I have something important to attend to.”

Marie nodded and quietly went about her work. She checked her temperature, her blood pressure and listened to her heart beat. She checked her old bite scar and looked at her eyes, nose, and ears and down her throat. She checked her reflexes and went through an eye chart. Marie recorded everything as she went along before giving a satisfied sigh.

“Well you’re all checked out, nothing strange or unusual is going on, you’re in perfect condition. I’ll write it into the record that you were cleared for entry into the experiment.”

“Thanks Marie!”

She waved her goodbye and darted down the hall and past the security checkpoint to the elevator. She waited impatiently to reach the observation floor and darted up a set of stairs to the observation deck to meet Roland.

“What did she say?”

Kara smiled at him and tried to appear normal to his standards. All she had to do was convince him and she would be free to enter the observation room.

“She cleared me, she said everything was normal. Really Roland if you worry so much you’ll go bald.”

He chuckled at her but never moved from his seat at the observation window. She walked up next to him and looked down on the interactions taking place. Dallon and Gallet were very far apart, a small female, probably younger than the rest, pranced about Dallon trying hard to gain his attention. A tall cumbersome male was being the victim of Gallet’s viciousness as the dominant male forced him to the floor in submission. The shorter blonde male eyed Dallon hard, but didn’t make contact when Dallon looked his way. Kara smiled.

“Did anything interesting happen?”

Roland shook his head.

“Just this sort of thing, they’re all testing each other I think. I think that female is young, she takes dominant stances and makes challenges but is altogether ignored and she isn’t put in her place.”

Kara made a sound of agreement.

“It’s common for the younger members to be allowed such insults, when she reaches a breeding age she’ll be put in her place. She probably doesn’t hold rank in a pack yet.”

Roland looked up at her as she stared down at the specimens. She watched Dallon closely; he appeared to be getting annoyed with the female, his expression almost made her laugh.

“Be careful down there alright? I’ll watch from up here. If he gives you the chance to leave take it, if not, I’ll have a handler here overnight to make sure nothing happens.”

She smiled at him and lightly brushed his cheek with her hand.

“I’ll be fine; Dallon will take care of me.”

Roland sighed as she turned and left, closing the door lightly behind her. He looked down at the observation room again, Dallon’s cold gaze studying him hard.

“That’s what I’m worried about.”


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